International Day of Yoga - Jun 21 2017 Sequence from RIMYI I would like to share the suggested practice for the 3rd International Day of Yoga--Wednesday, June 21 2017 -- from RIMYI, Pune, India. Here is the message and sequence. "We have received requests from various associations and teachers for a sequence of practice for…
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IYASE – Community Spotlight on Juliana Fair
Spotlight on Juliana Fair By LC Roque Juliana Fair began practicing yoga in 1974, discovered the Iyengar method in 1981, and began the certification process in 1986. Today she holds an Intermediate Senior I Certificate, which means that she is classified among approximately the top 55 Iyengar teachers in the United States. For more than…
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Iyengar Yoga – Treatment for Depression
IYNAUS (Iyengar Yoga National Association of United States) has published a research paper - "Yoga as a Complementary Treatment of Depression: Effects of Traits and Moods on Treatment Outcome” at https://iynaus.org/research/research. 17 primary participants attended 60-90 minute classes over an 8-week period, approximately 3 sessions a week with a total of 20 sessions. Inversions, back…
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An Observer’s View from Pune – Yoga Intensive with Abhijata Sridhar 2016
Greetings from Pune! I am at Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) for general classes.But am fortunate enough to be an observer at the Yoga Intensive with Abhijata Sridhar (along with some other teachers). For the workshop, only junior teachers or practitioners with minimum of 3yrs, but less than or up to 10 years of…
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